Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 710
On the [-]th day of May in the third year of Qianning, after several consecutive days of sunshine, it began to rain again.But everyone can see that the rain is at the end of its strength, which is great news for the upcoming summer harvest.

Shao Shude lived in Qingshu Palace.

The 2000 guards and guards worked together, and it took only a few days to clear out a palace room and roughly repair it for people to live in.

The biggest good news today is probably that the Liang army in Ye County abandoned the city and broke through.

Three days ago, Zhe Zongben took some captives to the city to persuade them to surrender.The captives were honest and told the truth about their abandonment.

The defenders are not stupid, they vaguely knew something, and after being confirmed, they immediately despaired.

The breakout began that night, with 6000 troops rushing in one direction.A battle broke out between the two sides, and Liang Jun was repelled and ran back to the city.

The next day, Liang Jun tried to break out of the siege again. The battle was extremely fierce, but he was stopped by the Weisheng Army who was waiting behind the trenches and earth walls.

After failing to break through twice, the defenders gave up completely and sent people to contact Zhe Zongben to surrender. There were less than 5000 people left, and they were all imprisoned by the Weisheng Army.

This time they sent troops, they did not lose much, but they captured nearly ten thousand. Although there are at most four thousand of them, the others are not completely without fighting power. strength.

Someone reported that Zhe Zongben had swallowed so many captives, but Shao Shude just laughed it off.You want someone to fight for you, and you don't give them any benefits. Is there such a cheap thing in the world?

Besides, Zhe Zongben is also quite good at life.He sent his third son Zhe Siye to lead [-] soldiers and half of the captives to Guangchengze to help repair Qingshu Palace.

The old man knew very well that his son-in-law liked to live in a palace, so he asked someone about the status of this abandoned palace. He not only sent thousands of captives, but also specially sent people to take anti-snake measures-the palace was abolished back then, and there were too many poisonous snakes Definitely one of the big reasons.

The main force of Weisheng's army was still stationed in Ye County, with tens of thousands of infantry and two thousand cavalry.They can't leave yet, and they must be ready to face the Liang army that breaks into Ruzhou at any time, if the enemy dares to come.

Now the whole of Ruzhou is full of troops, but most of them are located in the rear. The area around Xiangcheng and Jiacheng is only occupied by the Shunyi army, which has suffered a lot in battle. It is not so much blocking the enemy army as it is monitoring and delaying.

Counting the Tutuan villagers, a total of 10 people waited silently in the previous light and heavy configurations, like a huge mouth open, vowing to swallow the enemy who came in.

Against such a background, Shao Shude ordered Meng Zhixiang to stay with his guards at Qingshu Palace, and Ye Liyu led the Tielin Army to station in Guangchengze. He then went north with a thousand soldiers and returned to Luoyang.

There is nothing left to plan for war.The Luoyang camp is a group of people who have fought old battles, so they naturally know how to deal with it.Now it depends on Liang Jun's next move. If they don't come, Xia Jun will take the initiative to come to the door after Xia Harvest is done.

There are many Tutuan peasants who have been temporarily released on the post road. These are the people of Henan Province who need to go back to work on the summer harvest.After the autumn sowing is completed, a group of people will be conscripted to supplement the villagers who were released due to the autumn harvest.

The impact of war on agriculture is indeed far-reaching.The transfer of hometown braves has always adhered to the principle of serving in rotation, one state after another, otherwise the people will definitely not be able to bear it.

When he was in Luoyang, Chishui Army envoy Fan He came from Luokou to report to him, and talked about the battle situation in the area of ​​Xuanmen Pass.

According to the information they inquired, there were no extra troops in Xuanmenguan, Sishui, and Heyin except for the remnants of the Baosheng Army and the Heyang Ya Army.But the Luoyang camp told them that in Wansheng Town and Putian Town, there are still at least [-] battle-ready troops, and reinforcements can be brought in at any time, so they should not be taken lightly.

Although Fan He didn't know whether the news was reliable, he trusted it unconditionally.

"The Revolving Gate Pass will be taken sooner or later, so don't worry." Shao Shude said, "When winter comes, if Liang Ren is still standing on the bank of the Yellow River in a daze, I will reenact the battle of Luoyang this year for him."

Fan He laughed, and said, "At that time, the thieves will definitely be killed and howl. It's too frustrating to waste time with them all day long in the past few months."

"There are so many martial arts students in the Chishui Army, and I can see that they are doing well." Shao Shude said, "The siege battles in Luokou and Gongxian County, and the repeated battles in Yingzigu and Xuanmenguan are all good."

After the new batch of martial arts graduates joined the army this year, the Chishui Army has completely completed the martial arts transformation. It is the second orthodox martial arts department besides the Tianxiong Army.There are also some martial arts students in the Second Army of Wuxing and Guzhen, but there are still many former officers, which cannot be regarded as an orthodox martial arts department.

Moreover, it is difficult for them to complete martial arts in a short period of time.In principle, a large number of martial arts graduates should be assigned to the formation of the Black Knife Army and the Golden Sword Army to serve as the deputy and leader of the team, the most basic officers--the old army personnel, the sons of Guanbei chieftains, Liang Renjiang, etc. Those who will be demoted will share the rest of the cake, which is the so-called sharing of benefits.

"The recruits sent from Guanbei should be recruited as soon as possible, and they should be trained strictly." Because the water in Zhongli City had not completely receded, Shao Shude planned to take a detour to Shanzhou. Accept it. Zhu Quanzhong's life will not be easy this year."

"Of order." Fan He replied.

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"Insane, really insane!" Luo Hongxin shook his head and sighed on the embankment of the Yellow River in the south of Liyang County, Weizhou.

Wei Bowu is very crazy, he kills generals and drives commanders at every turn.Taxes from the land of the six states should be given priority to support these big soldiers, and a large amount of land is also occupied by warriors.But if you want to say how bad they are, that's not necessarily true.

At least, the lives of the people in Wei Bo are still decent. During the chaos of Huang Chao and Qin Zongquan, they didn't dare to cross the Yellow River and trouble Wei Bo.Moreover, they gathered many Henan people during the war and preserved their vitality.

The population of the six prefectures of Weibo even surpassed that of Tianbao years ago.The combined strength of the miscellaneous troops was as many as [-] at the most, and on average, one person from every six households was a soldier.If counting the families whose children had served in the army in the early years, Wei Bo's land was relatively average, and there were no large-scale mergers, which is also a miracle in troubled times.

There is not a large number of land acquisitions, the finances are self-supporting, and a large number of well-equipped warriors are raised.Occasionally send troops to help the court counter rebellion, donate some goods symbolically every year, and make large donations when the court encounters difficulties.

Wei Bozhen, I really didn't feel too sorry for the imperial court.Domineering is true, but since the death of thorns like Tian Chengsi and Tian Yue, the ambitions of the Weibo six states to expand abroad have gradually faded, and they have gradually become "harmless".

They are just a bunch of housekeeper dogs who pursue "armed neutrality"!
He regards the six prefectures of Weibo as his own territory and protects food very much. As long as no one covets them, he is generally easy to talk to, and is even willing to spend money to buy peace.

People and land are property in the eyes of Wei Bowu people, and they are the soil to support them.Therefore, they look down on Zhu Quanzhong digging the Yellow River himself, flooding a large number of farmlands and cities, displacing the people, and even being buried in fish belly.

"Grandpa, Huazhou's harvest this year may be difficult. The more than 30 people not only cannot collect taxes, but also have to pay for them. How can they compete with Shao Shude in this state?" Luo Shaowei stood facing the wind, watching the rolling The river going to the east said, "The summer harvest will be in June. My grandfather said that after the summer harvest, I will give Quanzhong an extra 50 dendrobium grains. Do you want to send more?"

"Don't be confused!" Luo Hongxin reprimanded: "The more difficult it is for Quanzhong, the more we need to support him, and we must not make trouble. Xuanwu is weak, which is not entirely a good thing for us. Back then when the Liang army went north, the warriors from six states were defeated one after another. The Xia people can kill the Liang people to throw away their helmets and armor, but if they attack in a big way, can they stop them?"

"Grandfather!" Luo Shaowei was a little unconvinced, and said: "The army was not united back then, and it was indeed a bit ineffective. However, after these years of rectification, the results have been remarkable. Last time when the Jin people attacked, although they were still defeated, they fought It’s not so ugly. This time when Li Han’s attack came, Li Gongquan fought well and didn’t suffer much. After another two or three years of rectification, let the soldiers experience more battles, who dares to bully Wei Bo lightly?”

Luo Hongxin glared at him, and said: "You have been asked to rectify the army. It has been several years. What have you done? Li Gongquan is brave and brave to fight, and Shi Renyu has won the hearts of the army. What are you doing? Writing poems and painting?"

Luo Shaowei looked ashamed.

Strange to say, many of the second-generation heirs of the famous and ruthless military chiefs are fond of Confucianism.

As long as Xie Yanzhang was not fighting, he would wear Confucian robes, get together with them, and write poems and articles.

Zhao Kuangning is a famous bibliophile with good handwriting.

Let alone Wang Shifan, he feels like a fool when he reads books.

What about Luo Shaowei?He also loves Confucianism, "Meticulous calligraphy, clear rhythm", "good at recruiting scholars, gathering thousands of volumes, opening a school hall, building a library, drinking and banqueting every song, and composing poems with Binzuo, which is quite affectionate."

Of course, it doesn't mean that they are literati. In fact, they have also fought in battle, hacked people, rode horses and shot arrows since they were young, and can use eighteen kinds of weapons.If it was in peacetime, they might be able to join the army in the frontier fortress, go to battle to kill the enemy, and write some frontier fortress poems in their spare time.If the military achievements are great, it is not impossible to enter the court and become the prime minister.

But in today's world, it is good to have both civil and military skills, but you must have a certain emphasis, that is, to favor martial arts.In your spare time, you hang out with literati. At critical moments, does Wu Fu know you?If someone rebels, can Mao Jizi block the knife for you?
"My son has been training sergeants. Now the whole town knows that if the Xia people control Weizhou, the big thing will be over. Therefore, during the drill, everyone still works hard." Luo Shaowei said.

Luo Hongxin relieved his anger a bit.

"Has the envoy Wang Rong returned?" Luo Hongxin asked.

"Already answered." Luo Shaowei replied: "The emissary is quite arrogant, even using Li Ke to threaten us."

Luo Hongxin sighed, and said, "They have nothing to do."

Wang Rong sent people to Weizhou, invited Wei Zhen to send troops together to attack Li Keyong and Wang Gao, and made it clear that Lu Yanwei, the governor of the Yichang Army, also supported them.The three families worked together to beat back the Jin people who were aiming to annex Hebei.

But Luo Hongxin suspected that Lu Yanwei did not work hard at all, so he refused.

The envoy was a little anxious, and mentioned that brothers Gao Siji ran to the grassland, saying that some chieftains from the Shiwei and Xixi tribes of the black car supported them, and planned to contact the Khitan people and send "50 riders" to go south together. First make an emergency landing on Liu Rengong, and then attack Youzhou.

The three towns of Zhenji, Weibo, and Cangjing have a combined force of "30", and they can march northward separately.

With such an "80 army" pressing over, Li Keyong became a smashing powder.

Luo Hongxin still refused, because he felt that the emissary was too exaggerated and unreliable.

The envoys were rejected repeatedly, and suddenly became angry from embarrassment, clamoring that they would immediately join Li Keyong, and the four towns of Hedong, Youzhou, Yiding, and Chengde would join forces to attack Lu Yanwei first, and then attack Weibo. Let's see what you do!
Luo Hongxin thought for a whole day, and finally ordered his son to come forward and send Wang Rong's envoy out of the country.

Wei Bo is now full of lawsuits, so he has no time to meddle in the affairs of the north!

"The Xia people, the Liang people, the Jin people, the Yan people, and the Zhao people fought in a group, and the wind and rain in all directions made it so dark. Our ship must be careful in this monstrous wave." Luo Hongxin said: "First Help Zhu Quanzhong tide over the current difficulties, and talk about other things later. Li Keyong is still attacking Mozhou. When he sees the end of Shan Keji's family, he will kill him. How can he not fight to the death? The battle in Youzhou, I don't think it will be over for a while , Wang Rong will not be demoted for the time being. Just muddle through, take one step at a time, it sounds ugly, but sometimes it can only be done like this."

(End of this chapter)